Attendees at the SABR 48 convention in Pittsburgh had a special opportunity to visit PNC Park for an exclusive pregame ballpark session with Pittsburgh Pirates executives, broadcasters, and manager on Friday, June 22. Before the Pirates' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, special SABR 48 presentations took place at PNC Park with:

Neal Huntington, Pittsburgh Pirates general manager

Clint Hurdle, Pittsburgh Pirates manager

Joe Block, Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster

Dan Fox, Pittsburgh Pirates Director of Baseball Informatics

Thomas E. Kennedy, former project executive for the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County

Click on a link below to listen to highlights from other featured panels at SABR 48:

Get your copy of The National Pastime convention journal

All SABR 48 attendees received a souvenir print edition of The National Pastime: Steel City Stories, our annual convention journal, focusing on baseball teams, players, and events in the Pittsburgh area. All SABR members, whether they attended the convention or not, received a complimentary copy of the e-book edition of The National Pastime.

Click here to download the e-book edition at SABR.org or click here to purchase the print edition at Amazon.com.